Apathya, ´¡±èÄåá¹»·²â²¹: 17 definitions
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Apathya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Apathy.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaApathya (अपथà¥à¤�) refers to “prohibited food habitâ€� (harmful diet habits of a person), as explained in the 17th century BhojanakutÅ«hala, a work dealing with the ancient Indian principles of dietetics and culinary art.—Caraka defines pathya as the one which does not digress from the right path and which is pleasing to the mind. He further adds that one should invariably have a foodstuff which is either priya (pleasing) or pathya. Pathya can be signified for all that is beneficial for a patient while apathya as all that is harmful. Aswini Patil in her research article entitled Pathyasankalpana states that pathya not only advocates the intake of beneficial food but also directs to follow certain regimen to hasten the process of recovery from the diseased state.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsApathya (अपथà¥à¤�):—Food and behaviours which are not conducive or not wholesome to body and mind is called as apathy. Contrast to Pathya.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapathya (अपथà¥à¤�).—a (S) Unwholesome, unsuitable, hurtful, disagreeing with--articles of diet, points of regimen.
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apathya (अपथà¥à¤�).—n (S) Bad diet or regimen. 2 Deviation from regimen. 4 fig. Disagreement or unsuitableness (as of means with an end).
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapathya (अपथà¥à¤�).â€�n Bad diet. a Unwholesome, hurtful.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApathya (अपथà¥à¤�).â€�a. [na. ta.]
1) Unfit, unsuited, improper, inconsistent, obnoxious; अकारà¥à¤¯à¤� कारà¥à¤¯à¤¸à¤‚काशमपथà¥à¤¯à¤‚ पथà¥à¤¯à¤¸à¤‚मितमà¥� (akÄryaá¹� kÄryasaṃkÄÅ›amapathyaá¹� pathyasaṃmitam) ¸éÄå³¾.
2) (In medicine) Unwholesome, unsalutary (as food, regimen &c.); सनà¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤ªà¤¯à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¤� कमपथà¥à¤¯à¤à¥à¤œà¤‚ à¤� रोगाà¤� (san³ÙÄåpayanti kamapathyabhujaá¹� na rogÄá¸�) H.3.11; à¤à¤µà¤¤à¤¿ पà¥à¤°à¥à¤·à¤¸à¥à¤¯ वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤§à¤¿à¤°à¥à¤®à¤°à¤£à¤‚ सेविते अपथà¥à¤¯à¥‡, राजा- पथà¥à¤¯à¥� पà¥à¤¨à¤ƒ सेविते सकलकà¥à¤²à¤� नशà¥à¤¯à¤¤à¤¿ (bhavati puruá¹£asya vyÄdhirmaraṇaá¹� sevite apathye, rÄjÄ- pathye punaá¸� sevite sakalakulaá¹� naÅ›yati) Mu.6.
3) Bad, unlucky.
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´¡±èÄåá¹»·²â²¹ (अपाठà¥à¤¯).â€�a. Illegible.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApathya (अपथà¥à¤�).—mfn.
(-³Ù³ó²â²¹á¸�-³Ù³ó²âÄå-³Ù³ó²â²¹á¹�) 1. Unsuitable, inconsistent. 2. (In medicine) Contra-indicated, unfit as food or drink in particular complaints. E. a neg. pathya suitable.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryApathya (अपथà¥à¤�).—adj. unfit, unwholesome, [YÄjñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 65.
Apathya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and pathya (पथà¥à¤¯).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApathya (अपथà¥à¤�).—[adjective] unfit, unsuitable.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apathya (अपथà¥à¤�):—[=a-pathya] [from a-patha] mfn. unfit
2) [v.s. ...] unsuitable
3) [v.s. ...] inconsistent
4) [v.s. ...] (in med.) unwholesome as food or drink in particular complaints.
5) ´¡±èÄåá¹»·²â²¹ (अपाठà¥à¤¯):—[=²¹-±èÄåá¹»·²â²¹] mfn. illegible.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApathya (अपथà¥à¤�):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-³Ù³ó²â²¹á¸�-³Ù³ó²âÄå-³Ù³ó²â²¹³¾) 1) Unwholesome, contra-indicated, unfit as food or drink in particular complaints; e. g. ÄpÄtaramaṇīyÄnÄá¹� saṃyogÄnÄá¹� priyaiá¸� saha . apathyÄnÄmivÄnnÄnÄá¹� pariṇÄmo hi dÄruṇaá¸� ..
2) Unsuitable, inconsistent, obnoxious; e. g. sarvasya jÄyate mÄnaá¸� svahi³ÙÄåcca pramÄdyati . vá¹›ddhau bhajati cÄpathyaá¹� naro yena vinaÅ›yati.
3) Bad, evil, unlucky; e. g. apathyamÄyatau lobhÄdÄmanantyanujÄ«vinaá¸� . priyaá¹� śṛṇoti yastebhyastamá¹›cchanti na saṃpadaá¸� ... E. a neg. and pathya.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApathya (अपथà¥à¤�):—[a-pathya] (thyaá¸�-thyÄ-thyaá¹�) a. Unwholesome, unsuitable.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Apathya (अपथà¥à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Apaccha.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Apathya (अपथà¥à¤�) [Also spelled apathy]:â€�(a) insalubrious, unwholesome; unhealthy; (nm) insalubrious food/diet.
2) ´¡±èÄåá¹»·²â²¹ (अपाठà¥à¤¯) [Also spelled apathy]:â€�(a) illegible, unreadable; worthless; hence ~[³ÙÄå] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApathya (ಅಪಥà³à²�):â€�
1) [noun] that which does not conduce, contribute, provide comfort or ease.
2) [noun] wrong food or wrong system of taking food, that aggravates the illness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryApathya (अपथà¥à¤�):—adj. 1. Med. unwholesome (as food); 2. indigestible;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Apathyabhuj, Apathyakarin, Apathyanimitta, Apathyashin.
Full-text (+5): Pathyapathya, Apathyabhuj, Apathyanimitta, Apathyashin, Apathyakarin, Apathy, Avapathya, Sambhalanem, Apaccha, Pathya, Kupathya, Rogya, Bhakshin, Kshamasya, Ekhada, Apattiyatosham, Apattiyam, Anupana, Pathyapathyavinishcaya, Urahkshata.
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A review article- importance of pathya-apathya in daily life < [2023, Issue 06, June]
Role of pathya apathya in nethra swasthya (eye health)-a review < [2024, Issue 09. September]
Critical analysis of rajaswala charya in relation with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) in children - a survey study < [2021, Issue 8, August]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pariharya vishaya in panchakarma < [2021: Volume 10, July special issue 9]
Greeva stambh (cervical spondylosis) � a disease review < [2018: Volume 7, October issue 17]
Ayurveda dietetics review for Grahani (IBS) from classic texts. < [2024: Volume 13, February issue 3]
A cross sectional survey to analyze mutrashmari nidana < [Volume 3, issue 1: Jan- Feb 2016]
Pathya apathya: impact and role in lifestyle disorders < [Volume 8, Issue 1: January - February 2021]
Pathya-apathya and lifestyle effects on supraclavicular disorders < [Volume 7, Issue 3: May - June 2020]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Pathya Apathya in modern era and its special emphasis on Santarpanjanya Vyadhi < [Volume 11, issue 3 (2023)]
Pathya and Apathya in Pandu Roga < [Volume 11, issue 12 (2023)]
Management of Life style disorder: Sthaulya (Obesity) through Pathya-apathya (Diet and behavioural restrctions) and Ekal Dravya (Single Herb) < [Volume 11, issue 6 (2023)]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Description of Seasonal regimen in Atreya Virachita Sara sangraha < [Volume 32 (1); 2011 (Jan-Mar)]
Effect of Shalmalyadilepa and Guduchyadivati in the management of Yauvanapidika (Acne) < [Volume 34 (2); 2013 (Apr-Jun)]
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